University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

MR Neurography of Fine-Caliber Nerves: Technical Considerations and Practical Applications

With the advent of high-resolution imaging techniques, advanced fat and vascular suppression methods, and three-dimensional isotropic acquisitions, MR neurography of fine-caliber nerves has become an indispensable tool in assessment of peripheral neuropathies, but successful imag...

Anticoagulation Treatment Response Among Phenotypic ESUS Clusters: Evidence From CASPR

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate treatment effect heterogeneity across phenotypic clusters of patients with cryptogenic embolic stroke using causal inference methods. Methods From a retrospective, multicenter cohort of patients with cryptogenic embolic stroke, we estimated the trea...

Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Receiving Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Targeted Therapy

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapies have been associated with thromboembolic events, although the magnitude and nature of this risk vary substantially according to the specific agent, mechanism of VEGF-pathway inhibition, malignancy, concomitant therapy,...

Why Faculty “Fail to Fail”: A Study of US Dental School Faculty Perceptions About Assigning Failing Ratings and Grades

PURPOSE: The "failure to fail" phenomenon, faculty reluctance to assign failing grades to underperforming learners, poses persistent challenges in health professions education. This study examines the prevalence, contributing factors, and contextual patterns of this phenomenon in...